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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 390634"><p>Those of us that deal with it in our own children tend not to believe it is a stand-alone diagnosis, that it is occurring because of other things going on, and those issues need to be addressed as well. My daughter is also listed as ODD, but in exploring further and using techniques from "The Explosive Child" along with medications, a lot of her ODD behaviors are triggered by frustrations with herself and others. A few months ago I was ready to give up hope and resign myself to having a kid that was smart but more likely to land in jail when she got older because of her violent acting out tendencies. I'm still pushing to get her to a specialist, but it's also become very obvious to me that whatever is going on with her is VERY complicated, and every layer adds more things that complicate. She's also text-book ultra-rapid cycling pediatric onset bi-polar, which can also express itself in ways very similar to ODD. The fact that my kiddo responds to medications so strangely tosses some more wrenches in the mix and adds to our stress and makes me question her diagnosis's, because if she's wrongly diagnosis'd she's obviously not going to respond to those medications normally. If she's on the autism spectrum that can also cause her to respond to medications abnormally, and I'm pushing to get her tested for that, too. Intermittent Explosive Disorder also fits my kid. So does Borderline Personality Disorder. But only when she's triggered - and I'm learning to see her "vapor lock" and know when to back off ahead of time so she doesn't have a meltdown. The medications help her tolerance in this area so we can work on it, but it's a process, not a magic bullet.</p><p>While you do have to listen to your mommy instinct, it also helps to be open to any and all information, and if you feel there is more going on and the doctor just isn't looking or seeing, you have to push for what your child needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 390634"] Those of us that deal with it in our own children tend not to believe it is a stand-alone diagnosis, that it is occurring because of other things going on, and those issues need to be addressed as well. My daughter is also listed as ODD, but in exploring further and using techniques from "The Explosive Child" along with medications, a lot of her ODD behaviors are triggered by frustrations with herself and others. A few months ago I was ready to give up hope and resign myself to having a kid that was smart but more likely to land in jail when she got older because of her violent acting out tendencies. I'm still pushing to get her to a specialist, but it's also become very obvious to me that whatever is going on with her is VERY complicated, and every layer adds more things that complicate. She's also text-book ultra-rapid cycling pediatric onset bi-polar, which can also express itself in ways very similar to ODD. The fact that my kiddo responds to medications so strangely tosses some more wrenches in the mix and adds to our stress and makes me question her diagnosis's, because if she's wrongly diagnosis'd she's obviously not going to respond to those medications normally. If she's on the autism spectrum that can also cause her to respond to medications abnormally, and I'm pushing to get her tested for that, too. Intermittent Explosive Disorder also fits my kid. So does Borderline Personality Disorder. But only when she's triggered - and I'm learning to see her "vapor lock" and know when to back off ahead of time so she doesn't have a meltdown. The medications help her tolerance in this area so we can work on it, but it's a process, not a magic bullet. While you do have to listen to your mommy instinct, it also helps to be open to any and all information, and if you feel there is more going on and the doctor just isn't looking or seeing, you have to push for what your child needs. [/QUOTE]
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